Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9652
CVE-2014-9652
Description
The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.
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Affected products
53cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.20
- (no CPE)range: <5.21
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 46 more
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.4.36
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/suse/php53&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/php5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012
< 5.3.17-47.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.17-47.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.5.14-15.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- bugs.gw.com/view.phpnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00004.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/12nvd
- php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72505nvd
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvd
- bugs.php.net/patch-display.phpnvd
- github.com/file/file/commit/59e63838913eee47f5c120a6c53d4565af638158nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42nvd
- support.apple.com/HT205267nvd
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